Attention Warren

[rayg]

Warren Roger posted this question about my wire cutter that I posted on here earlier and you must have missed the question and now I am curious as to what model cutter I have. Here's a item you don't see for sale too often. A Enfield wire cutter

Would love to hear your opinion, Ray

Here's Roger's post,

Quote:
"Ray,
Vey nice indeed. Now I could be wrong, but perhaps if we can persuade Warren to dust off his monocle & have a really careful look at your photo's I think you may well have the first model (is it the No1 Mk1 rather than the 'commoner' No1 Mk2?), as issued for The Somme in 1916!! The Mk2's are most commonly found made by 'Decimals' of Selly Oak, also here in Brum & are generally from 1917, although I'm sure I have also seen these made by 'Pugh'. The 'horns' on the Mk1's are not quite as long as on the Mk2's; I am looking at a set of Mk2's at the moment & they have three rivets along the long 'horn' & two on the short; yours definitely does not have three rivets & looks a little squatter than the Mk2. Somwhere I have a 'Pugh' first pattern set that I actually bought from the Delville Wood South African Memorial museum many years ago, when it was run by a lovely & enterprising Scottish lady called Janet Fairgrieve. She used to sell memorabilia as a side-line from the memorial tea rooms! As I observed, I may well be incorrect on this as accessories of this type are not really my cuppa, but.........whadya think Warren??"

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[rayg]

Thanks for the email response Warren, Ray